Celebrating 25 Years of Astute Vision and Investment in Future Publishing

PETERBOROUGH, U.K. - March 2, 2020 - PRLog -- Printondemand-worldwide (PODW) celebrates its silver jubilee with innovations, efficiencies and quality production. Led by visionary and lean-manufacturing expert Andy Cork, it is one of the UK's longest established, award-winning, digital book and journal printers.

Over 25 years, it progressed from a provider of corporate facilities management services to a global player offering complete solutions for the production lifecycle of a book. Its foundations were laid down in 1995 when Andy established CopyTECH (UK) Limited as an in-house print facility for the NFU in London; it later expanded to become Printondemand-worldwide.

The rest is a remarkable story of vision and growth fuelled by automation and smart processes. Andy introduced lean-production models seen in the automobile industries, bringing about efficiencies and automated workflows while shrewdly arming itself for the digital revolution, personalisation and the 'Book of One'. It disrupted the marketplace with the production of a low-cost quality book in mono or colour. It also won numerous awards and accolades for its processes, products and commitment to the environment and community.

PODW's complete solutions appeal equally to authors and publishers. The flexible self-publishing author package BookPUBLISHER offers editing to design and publishing using its Upfront Publishing imprint. Books are listed on global sites, or registered with an ISBN code under PODW schemes and distributed using The Great British Book Shop.  Through its ecommerce shopfront, PODW has published and distributed over 3000 titles globally since 2011.

PODW's cost-effective solutions for publishers - Print-On-Demand, BookVAULT and BookGLOBAL - are similarly disruptive. The 'Book of One' allows a publisher to print once a copy has been purchased, freeing up resources without any compromising on paper or quality, for as little as a single copy of mono and colour at competitive prices and deadlines.

BookVAULT provides online catalogue management; a live backlist of titles for easy reprint; elimination of costly stocks; rapid, efficient print-on-demand to print, distribute, and automate orders; and fast-turnaround inkjet printing for low-cost, short-run prints. Using the online estimator BookWIZARD publishers can find the most effective way of producing a book - reducing time-consuming activities to minutes.

PODW aims to become carbon neutral. From the 24,000 sqm BREEAM-accredited production facility in Peterborough, it calculates and offsets its carbon footprint. This service is also available to publishers.

PODW has made an indelible mark on print and publishing. Its approach appeals to long-standing customers such as international academic publisher Taylor & Francis.
As Andy commented, "We are constantly updating to ensure we're ahead of the curve."
https://www.printondemand-worldwide.com